Michelle Wie to play in LPGA Safeway Classic

Michelle Wie has accepted a sponsor’s exemption to play in next month’s Safeway Classic. This will be the seventh LPGA Tour event of the year for Wie, who has struggled with a wrist injury this season. Wie said she is nevertheless excited to compete at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club …

“It’s been a few years since I’ve played at the Safeway Classic, and I’m excited to be coming back,” Wie told the media. “Right now, I’m working on getting back to top form, and I’m hoping I will be all the way back by the time I come to Portland.”

Seung Yul Noh is the top seed for match play at today’s U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, having shot a 4-under-par 67 yesterday at Boone Valley Golf Club. The 16 year old finished with a two-day total of 136 …

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